Building unit



April 17, 1934. E, V. KERNER UILDING UNIT Filed Feb. l. 1933 ATTO R N EYPatented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUILDING UNIT OhioApplication February 1, 1933, Serial No. $54,757

9 Claims.

The invention relates to a building unit and more especially to a metallathing for imposing clay products, tile, bricks or plastic material.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a unit or lathof this character, wherein the construction thereof embraces fiat stripsand crossed wires, these being reinforcements and such strips and wiresjoined with each other in their crossed relation to one another in anovel manner, the unit or lath being in sheet condition so as to permitthe convenient application thereof to a wall of an edifice, whereby clayproducts, tile, bricks or plastic material may be conveniently imposed,thereon and firmly anchored or held placed.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a unit or lath ofthis character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form sothat its component parts will be firmly and securely united and theproduction being economically carried forth, with the cost ofmanufacture at a minimum.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a lath of thischaracter which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliableand efficient in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention, and'pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

vIn the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view showing an elevation of a part of a wallor ceiling or floor, with the unit or lath constructed in accordancewith the invention when imposed with tiling.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a portion ofa wall which may be of any type of make-up, in this instance, clapboards10, and arranged at one side thereof is the building unit or lath whichcomprises a plurality of spaced parallel flat metallic strips 11, thesebeing vertically placed against the wall A and disposed transverselyrelative thereto are spaced crossing wires l2, these being equidistancedfrom each other and likewise said strips 11 in the finished product ormake-up.

The strips 11 each at the crossings of the wires 12 is formed withoutwardly vdivergent loops 13 adjacent to each other to provide anintermediate V-shaped resilient saddle 14 having a gripping crotch-15forming a retaining seat or eye for the wire 14 to snugly embrace thesame, the loops 13 being designed to effect the clamping firmly andsecurely of the wire 12 in the eye or seat 15 as yis clearly shown inFigure 2 of the drawing.

Adapt-ed to be imposed on the strips 11 or the latchas a unit, includingthe wires 12, is a facing product, as for example, bricks tiles or clayslabs 16, these being intertted between the pairs of loops 13 of thestrips 11 as is clearly shown in Figure l of the drawing. Adapted tofill in the gaps or spaces between the elements 16 is a corkving 17 ofplastic, cement or other like substance.

Thus it will be apparent that the facing material will be secure andfirm in place.

It is contemplated that the wires 12, when occupying `the eyes or seats15, may be welded or otherwise united thereto.

The unit or lath in the completed article is in sheet condition for use,it being cut according to requirements in size.

What is claimed is:

1. A lathing for wall surfacing comprising a plurality of spacedparallel bars, each formed from a at metal strip bent at intervals toprovide pairs of closely arranged outwardly divergent loops forming aninwardly tapered space between each pair constituting a saddle having aneye-like crotch, and rods disposed crosswise of the bars to be receivedin the saddles and clamped at the crotches therein when pressed withinsaid crotches.

2. A lathing for wall surfacing comprising a plurality of spacedparallel bars, each formed from a at metal strip bent at intervals toprovide pairs of closely arranged outwardly divergent loops forming aninwardly tapered space between each pair constituting a saddle having aneyelike crotch, rods disposed crosswis of the bars to be received in thesaddles and clamped at the crotches therein when pressed within saidcrotches, and facing sections arranged between the rods to overlie thebars and abutting the loops thereof next thereto.

3. A lathing for wall surfacing comprising a plurality of spaced'parallel bars, each formed from a fiat metal strip bent at intervals toprovide pairs of closely arranged outwardly divergent loops forming aninwardly tapered space between each pair constituting a saddle having aneye-like crotch, rods disposed crosswise of the bars to be received inthe saddles and clamped at the crotches therein when pressed within saidcrotches, facing sections arranged between the rods to overlie the barsand abutting the loops thereof next thereto, and fillers between thefacing sections and having the loops embedded therein with the jointsbetween the sections closed by the fillers and the loops concealedthereby.

4. As' an article of manufacture for use in mounting tiles and the like,a flexible, relatively narrow metallic strip adapted to be verticallymounted on a surface to be tiled and provided with spaced integralresilient projections extending from the face of the strip, whereby inassembly a tile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of itsopposite edges against cooperating projections on the same strip and thewidth of the tileway is determined by the spacing on said strip of saidprojections.

5. As an article of manufacture for use in mounting tiles and the like,a flexible metallic strip adapted to be mounted in spaced relation withother like strips on the surface to be tiled, said strip provided with aplurality of spaced resilient projections, each of said projectionscomprising a plurality of loops formed in the body of the strip.

6. A mounting for tiles and the like comprising a metallic strippingconsisting of a plurality of independent, flexible, metallic stripsadapted to be mounted in spaced relation on a surface to be tiled, andeach provided with looped projections extending from the face of thestrip, whereby in assembly a tile is engaged in mounted position byabutment of its opposite edges against cooperating loops on the samestripl and the width of the tileway is determined by the spacing of saidloops, and Wires arranged transversely of said strips and lying in saidlooped projections.

'7. A mounting for tiles and the like comprising a metallic strippingconsisting in a plurality of independent, flexible, metallic stripsadapted to be mounted vertically in spaced substantially parallelrelation on a surface to be tiled, each strip provided with verticallyspaced looped projections extending from the face thereof, Whereby inassembly a tile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of itsopposite edges against cooperating loops on the same strip and thevertical width of the tileway is determined by the spacing of said loopson said strips.

8. A mounting for tiles and the like comprising a metallic strippingconsisting in a plurality of independent, flexible metallic stripsadapted to be mounted vertically in spaced substantially parallelrelation on a surface to be tiled, each strip provided with verticallyspaced looped projections extending from the face thereof, whereby inassembly a tile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of itsopposite edges against cooperating loops on the same strip and thevertical width of the tileway is determined by the spacing of said loopson said strips.

9. A veneered Wall comprising a supporting4 surface, a plurality ofvertically arranged flexible,

relatively narrow metallic strips mounted on said surface, said stripsbeing provided with spaced integral resilient projections extending fromthe faces thereof, tiles mounted with their opposite edges abutting andheld by cooperating projections on said strips and the verticaldimension of a tileway being determined by the spacing on each strip ofsaid projections. EDWARD V. KERNER.

